Freedom of Information Act 2000 Request

Request for all documents in relation to the prosecution of Dr. Hadiza Bawa-Garba

Request

I am a Medical student conducting a medicolegal review on the Dr. Hadiza Bawa-Garba case. I am kindly requesting for the Nottingham Crown Court case to be provided regarding this case.

If possible, all the documents related to the case if permissible. In particular, I am looking for the trial documents at Nottingham Crown Court before Nicol J and a jury in 2015 and the evidence used at the trial.

Please could you also provide the CPS reviews for the case at each stage.

Response

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) confirms holding documents in relation to the case you refer to in your request. The material we hold amounts to the evidence from the police investigation in the form of witness statements, exhibits and other material received in the file of evidence. There are also case conference notes, emails between CPS, Counsel and the police, and advices together with the CPS case reviews.

The information we hold is exempt from disclosure under section 30(1)(a)(i) of the FOI Act - Investigations and proceedings conducted by public authorities - section 40(2) of the FOI Act – Personal Data Relating To Third Parties and section 42(1) of the FOI Act - Legal Professional Privilege (LPP). I attach a section 17 notice which explains these exemptions in detail.

Under section 16 of the FOI Act we have an obligation to advise what, if any, information may assist you with your request. If you would like to obtain a copy of the transcript of proceedings you can contact Nottingham Crown Court direct. The court will let you know if a fee is charged for this service. Their email details are provided below:

enquiries.nottingham.crowncourt@justice.gov.uk